Academia - PhD

Gupta Strategists (onafhankelijk adviesbureau voor organisaties in de zorgsector) organiseert op 27 juni haar jaarlijkse Masterclass Strategy Consulting voor promovendi en postdocs.

Onder begeleiding van Gupta consultants ga je in groepjes aan de slag met een realistische case.

Gupta's Anouk zat midden in haar promotietraject toen ze een eerdere masterclass bezocht:
'𝘐𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘫𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘧𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘥. 𝘐𝘬 𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘻𝘪𝘫𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘯, 𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. 𝘛𝘪𝘫𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘬𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘨 𝘪𝘬 𝘥𝘦 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘫𝘯 𝘷𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘵𝘦𝘯. 𝘏𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘫𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘦𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘬𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘢𝘳 𝘫𝘦 𝘫𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘬𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘸𝘪𝘫𝘵 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘵.'

• Vrijdag 27 juni

• Start om 09:30 uur, hele dag + diner

• Utrecht

• Schrijf je uiterlijk zondag 8 juni in. Het aantal plaatsen is beperkt.

• Meer info en inschrijven.

The Faculty of Impact transforms scientific breakthroughs into real-world impact. They offer a two-year fellowship for promising researchers from Dutch institutes to turn their research into impactful ventures — whether profit or non-profit.

The new Call focuses on the five themes of mission-driven innovation policy: Agriculture, Circular Economy, Energy, Health, and Safety.

This round emphasizes Safety and Energy. That means we expect to fund:

• Five proposals within Safety

• Five proposals within Energy

• Five proposals within Agriculture, Circular Economy and Health

Your work will be supported with a world class entrepreneurship program. Apart from your salary you get:

• Training in business, finance, marketing, negotiations, building a team, how to talk to customers and much more.

• Dedicated mentors that help you take on new challenges.

• A strong community of like-minded fellows.

For who: Faculty of Impact is for researchers that work at a Dutch public research institute like a university, a university of applied sciences, an academic hospital (UMC) or other organization. And of course your innovative company will have a big impact on society.

Deadline for applications: 3rd of June 2025, 14:00 CEST

Applications are now open. The new group of fellows will start spring 2026.

Download the Application Kit and find more information.

Sex isn’t just about reproduction - at least not for our closest relatives. A new study, co-authored by Utrecht University behavioural biologist Edwin van Leeuwen and the late Frans de Waal, reveals that bonobos and chimpanzees use sex to reduce tension and strengthen social bonds. These findings suggest that the last common ancestor of humans, bonobos, and chimpanzees - over six million years ago - may have already been using sex for social purposes.

Read more about this research here.

The Newsflash delivers quick, bite-sized updates on the latest developments at the Faculty of Science, Utrecht University. In the latest edition, learn more about what grasslands are more vulnerable to extreme drought and how researchers from Utrecht contribute to discussion about the significance of AI for work and research. 

Find out more here.

Researchers from Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus MC have found that early childcare positively impacts children's future school skills and academic performance in grade 8. The study, led by Clair Enthoven and her colleagues, highlights the importance of ensuring equal access to early childcare for all families in the Netherlands. However, the research also reveals that childcare has a limited impact on reducing socioeconomic inequalities in this area for all children.

Find out more about the study here.

On Friday, 13 June 2025 Erasmus School of Economics will host the 7th edition of the Erasmus Corporate Governance Conference. This one-day workshop brings together scholars of Executive Compensation and other fields of Corporate Governance to discuss the latest developments in the field.

This year’s conference will broaden its scope to include papers that focus on agency related corporate governance topics. The keynote speaker is Nadya Malenko, Professor of Finance and Wargo Family Faculty Fellow at Boston College.

Find out more about the conference here.

The Newsflash delivers quick, bite-sized updates on the latest developments at the Faculty of Science, Utrecht University. In the latest edition, discover which human symptoms of depression can also be observed in other primates, such as chimpanzees and gorillas. Additionally, the Newsflash highlights new researchers’ efforts to raise awareness about climate change and explores whether large language models can help organizations extract data to analyze the work processes.

Find out more here.

A cutting-edge AI tool can now predict how well seed potatoes will grow into healthy potato plants. Developed by biologists from Utrecht University in collaboration with TU Delft and plant breeders, the tool uses DNA data from bacteria and fungi found on seed potatoes and drone images of potato fields. “This marks the beginning of a new era in farming, where microbiology and AI come together to enhance agriculture.”

Find out more about this breakthrough here.

After almost eight years of collaborating in interdisciplinary and societal impact-driven research, it is time to showcase the innovations and efforts created by the Erasmus Initiatives. This conference offers an opportunity to reflect on the journey so far—celebrating successes, learning from challenges, and drawing valuable lessons to inform future endeavors. Discussions will explore strategies for sustaining impact-driven research, overcoming interdisciplinary hurdles, and fostering meaningful stakeholder engagement. Attendees will gain insights into how to translate these lessons into actionable plans for their own research and collaborations.

This event is going to take place on Thursday, March 13, and it is open to researchers within and beyond Erasmus University who are engaged or interested in interdisciplinary research and societal impact. Find out more about the event here.

Erasmus University Rotterdam is proud to host the 23rd International Conference on Cultural Economics organized by the Association of Cultural Economics International (ACEI). The conference brings together a diverse range of scholars and practitioners from around the world that share an interest in research into the economic aspects of the arts and culture.

The conference will be held in person, starting on Tuesday, June 24th and ending on Friday, June 27th. Paper abstracts can be submitted by February 1st, 2025. Find out more about the event here.